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 Tconduct had the moſt happy effect. Bonaparte teſtified his ſenſe of the generoſity of his young friends. He continued his ſtudies, but became more ſociable with his ſhcool-fellows; he joined ſometimes in our games, and acquired by that a right to propose, in his turn, ſome new diverſion. It would have been little amuſement to him, if he could not have united utility with pleaſure; and, in fact, the plays which he propoſed, marked ſtrongly his character. The Olympic games of Greece, and thoſe of the Circus of Rome, were the models he propoſed for our imitation. Novelty pleaſes children, particularly thoſe of France. Bonaparte became our leader, and the loſs of his title of Captain was ſoon replaced by that of Director of our diverſions, which was unanimouſly granted to him. If men, in their pleaſures, almoſt always exceed the limits of moderation, we may eaſily ſuppoſe that virtue to be ſtill more ſeldom the lot of young people. Our games became battles; by turns Romans and Carthaginians, Greeks and Perſians, we believed ourſelves called upon to imitate the enthuſiaſtic fury of thoſe ancient warriors. Stones were weapons, and often productive of wounds, ſo that our ſuperiors found themſelves obliged to repreſs our courage. The games were forbidden, and our Gereral ſeverely reprimanded. Bonaparte withdrew himſelf into his favourite garden, reſumed his former occupations, and appeared no more among us, till the ſnow, covering the ground, and concealing the ſtones,